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San'layn Blood Death Knight Mythic+ PvE Guide for TWW Season 2

Welcome to Murlok.io’s San'layn Blood Death Knight PvE build guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in The War Within Season 2.

Using data from the top 50 San'layn Blood Death Knights across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the most used stats, talents, gear, enchantments, and gems for competitive runs in Patch 11.1.

Top San'layn Blood Death Knights

  1. Wazocutie's icon
    1
    Wazocutie
    Silvermoon (EU)
    Night Elf | San'layn | 683 ilvl
    3874
  2. Rocknrofl's icon
    2
    Rocknrofl
    Twisting Nether (EU)
    Vulpera | San'layn | 682 ilvl
    3771
  3. 羽鳥翎音's icon
    3
    羽鳥翎音
    Nightsong (TW)
    Void Elf | San'layn | 682 ilvl
    3768
  4. Fyzzybuble's icon
    4
    Fyzzybuble
    Drakthul (EU)
    Night Elf | San'layn | 681 ilvl
    3694
  5. Аэрит's icon
    5
    Аэрит
    Howling Fjord (EU)
    Night Elf | San'layn | 682 ilvl
    3686

Stats

Stats are core attributes that directly affect a character’s performance. They appear on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

Each stat has diminishing returns once the bonus reaches +20% from equipped sources, so balancing them is key to maximizing effectiveness.

Secondary Stats

  • +5860
    14% Critical Strike
  • +18227
    28% Haste
  • +13983
    56% Mastery
  • +8524
    11% Versatility

Stat priority

  1. Haste
  2. Mastery
  3. Versatility
  4. Critical Strike

Minor Stats

  • +793
    1% Avoidance
  • +1553
    2% Leech
  • +0
    5% Speed

Stat priority

  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Talents

Talents define a character’s build and have a direct impact on performance in Mythic+ Dungeons. This section highlights the most popular San'layn Blood Death Knight class, specialization, hero, and PvP talents based on top player data from Season 2.

Talents are shown as heatmaps, where colors indicate frequency:

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

Best In Slot Gear

Gear refers to the items equipped in each slot. It provides most of a character’s stat bonuses and can come from the Great Vault, crafted gear, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

Frequently equipped by top players, these items represent the current best-in-slot gear for Mythic+.

Head

  1. Cauldron Champion's Crown icon
    Set
    Cauldron Champion's Crown
    47
  2. Fullthrottle Facerig icon
    Fullthrottle Facerig
    1
  3. Monstrosity's Gaze icon
    Monstrosity's Gaze
    1
  4. Waxsteel Greathelm icon
    Waxsteel Greathelm
    1

Neck

  1. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon
    Craft
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship
    29
  2. Strapped Rescue-Keg icon
    Strapped Rescue-Keg
    16
  3. Semi-Charmed Amulet icon
    Semi-Charmed Amulet
    5

Shoulders

  1. Cauldron Champion's Screamplate icon
    Set
    Cauldron Champion's Screamplate
    46
  2. Reanimator's Pyreforged Shoulders icon
    Reanimator's Pyreforged Shoulders
    2
  3. Foam-Ridden Pauldrons icon
    Foam-Ridden Pauldrons
    1
  4. Unyielding Combatant's Pauldrons icon
    Unyielding Combatant's Pauldrons
    1

Back

  1. Consecrated Cloak icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Cloak
    24
  2. Electrician's Siphoning Filter icon
    Electrician's Siphoning Filter
    13
  3. Candlebearer's Shroud icon
    Candlebearer's Shroud
    3
  4. Test Pilot's Go-Pack icon
    Test Pilot's Go-Pack
    3
  5. Cauldron Champion's Spined Cloak icon
    Cauldron Champion's Spined Cloak
    2

Chest

  1. Cauldron Champion's Ribcage icon
    Set
    Cauldron Champion's Ribcage
    48
  2. \
    "Bullet-Proof" Vestplate
    1
  3. Slashproof Business Plate icon
    Slashproof Business Plate
    1

Wrist

  1. Everforged Vambraces icon
    Craft
    Everforged Vambraces
    35
  2. Cauldron Champion's Wraps icon
    Cauldron Champion's Wraps
    6
  3. Revved-Up Vambraces icon
    Revved-Up Vambraces
    4
  4. Stonefury Vambraces icon
    Stonefury Vambraces
    3
  5. Clanking Cuffs icon
    Craft
    Clanking Cuffs
    1

Hands

  1. Cauldron Champion's Fistguards icon
    Set
    Cauldron Champion's Fistguards
    41
  2. Caliginous Claspers icon
    Caliginous Claspers
    5
  3. Jumpstarter's Scaffold-Scrapers icon
    Jumpstarter's Scaffold-Scrapers
    2
  4. Dumpmech Compactors icon
    Dumpmech Compactors
    1
  5. Everforged Gauntlets icon
    Craft
    Everforged Gauntlets
    1

Waist

  1. Everforged Greatbelt icon
    Craft
    Everforged Greatbelt
    20
  2. Lightning-Conductor's Bands icon
    Lightning-Conductor's Bands
    7
  3. Heaviestweight Title Belt icon
    Heaviestweight Title Belt
    6
  4. Venture Contractor's Floodlight icon
    Venture Contractor's Floodlight
    6
  5. Automatic Waist Tightener icon
    Automatic Waist Tightener
    4

Legs

  1. Cauldron Champion's Tattered Cuisses icon
    Set
    Cauldron Champion's Tattered Cuisses
    21
  2. Everforged Legplates icon
    Craft
    Everforged Legplates
    8
  3. Galvanized Oxxein Legguards icon
    Galvanized Oxxein Legguards
    7
  4. Thunder-Clad Legguards icon
    Thunder-Clad Legguards
    6
  5. Heavy Alloy Legplates icon
    Heavy Alloy Legplates
    4

Feet

  1. Everforged Sabatons icon
    Craft
    Everforged Sabatons
    22
  2. Cauldron Champion's Greatboots icon
    Cauldron Champion's Greatboots
    9
  3. Rik's Walkin' Boots icon
    Rik's Walkin' Boots
    6
  4. Devoted Plate Walkers icon
    Devoted Plate Walkers
    5
  5. Hops-Laden Greatboots icon
    Hops-Laden Greatboots
    5

Rings

  1. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon
    Craft
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship
    29
  2. Footbomb Championship Ring icon
    Footbomb Championship Ring
    16
  3. Wick's Golden Loop icon
    Wick's Golden Loop
    16
  4. The Jastor Diamond icon
    The Jastor Diamond
    12
  5. Ritual Bone Band icon
    Ritual Bone Band
    7

Trinkets

  1. Tome of Light's Devotion icon
    Tome of Light's Devotion
    33
  2. Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker icon
    Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker
    26
  3. Chromebustible Bomb Suit icon
    Chromebustible Bomb Suit
    12
  4. Ringing Ritual Mud icon
    Ringing Ritual Mud
    6
  5. Eye of Kezan icon
    Eye of Kezan
    5

Main Hand

  1. Circuit Breaker icon
    Circuit Breaker
    10
  2. Best-in-Slots icon
    Best-in-Slots
    9
  3. Electro-Arm Bludgeoner icon
    Electro-Arm Bludgeoner
    6
  4. Charged Claymore icon
    Craft
    Charged Claymore
    5
  5. Emberbrand Zweihander icon
    Emberbrand Zweihander
    5

Embellishments

Embellishments are special effects tied to crafted items. Some are built into recipes, while others can be added using optional reagents.

Only two embellished items can be equipped at a time, so choosing the right effects is crucial. The following embellishments are most commonly used in top Blood Death Knight builds for Mythic+.

  1. Everforged Vambraces icon
    Duskthread Lining
    52
  2. Consecrated Cloak icon
    Elemental Focusing Lens
    32
  3. Consecrated Cloak icon
    Dawnthread Lining
    4
  4. Charged Claymore icon
    Ascendance
    2
  5. Consecrated Cloak icon
    Writhing Armor Banding
    2

Enchantments

Enchantments add effects to gear, including stat bonuses, damage or healing procs, and other enhancements. Most are created through Enchanting, while leg enchants are crafted by Leatherworkers.

These are the most used enchantments across each slot in Season 2 Mythic+ builds.

Head

  1. Greater Rune of the Void Ritual icon
    Greater Rune of the Void Ritual
    14
  2. Greater Rune of Twilight Devastation icon
    Greater Rune of Twilight Devastation
    11
  3. Lesser Rune of the Void Ritual icon
    Lesser Rune of the Void Ritual
    11

Back

  1. Chant of Leeching Fangs icon
    Chant of Leeching Fangs
    19
  2. Chant of Winged Grace icon
    Chant of Winged Grace
    18
  3. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity
    8

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance icon
    Crystalline Radiance
    47
  2. Oathsworn's Strength icon
    Oathsworn's Strength
    2

Wrist

  1. +1000 Speed icon
    +1000 Speed
    21
  2. +2040 Leech icon
    +2040 Leech
    21
  3. +1090 Avoidance icon
    +1090 Avoidance
    8

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit icon
    Stormbound Armor Kit
    44
  2. Defender's Armor Kit icon
    Defender's Armor Kit
    6

Feet

  1. Defender's March icon
    Defender's March
    38
  2. Scout's March icon
    Scout's March
    9

Rings

  1. +315 Versatility icon
    +315 Versatility
    43
  2. +315 Haste icon
    +315 Haste
    32
  3. +315 Mastery icon
    +315 Mastery
    11

Main Hand

  1. Rune of Sanguination icon
    Rune of Sanguination
    34
  2. Rune of the Fallen Crusader icon
    Rune of the Fallen Crusader
    14
  3. Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle icon
    Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle
    1

Gems

Gems provide bonus secondary stats and help fine-tune a character’s build. They are crafted through Jewelcrafting and socketed into gear.

Additional sockets can be added to Neck and Rings using the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear using a seasonal item typically sold by the Token of Merit vendor near the Great Vault.

Used to round out secondary stats, these gems are the most used in high-rated Mythic+.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite icon
    Culminating Blasphemite
    23
  2. Elusive Blasphemite icon
    Elusive Blasphemite
    18

Cyrce's Circlet

  1. Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine icon
    Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine
    5
  2. Stormbringer's Runed Citrine icon
    Stormbringer's Runed Citrine
    5
  3. Windsinger's Runed Citrine icon
    Windsinger's Runed Citrine
    3
  4. Legendary Skipper's Citrine icon
    Legendary Skipper's Citrine
    2

Prismatic

  1. Masterful Sapphire icon
    Masterful Sapphire
    47
  2. Masterful Emerald icon
    Masterful Emerald
    45
  3. Quick Onyx icon
    Quick Onyx
    45
  4. Versatile Onyx icon
    Versatile Onyx
    43
  5. Quick Sapphire icon
    Quick Sapphire
    37

Tinker

  1. Tinker: Heartseeking Health Injector icon
    Tinker: Heartseeking Health Injector
    1

Races

Racial traits can affect performance in PvE, with their impact varying by class and game mode. While the differences may not be noticeable in most games, the right racial choice can provide a competitive edge.

These races are most often chosen for their edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

  1. Night Elf icon
    Night Elf
    19
  2. Blood Elf icon
    Blood Elf
    6
  3. Void Elf icon
    Void Elf
    5
  4. Human icon
    Human
    4
  5. Vulpera icon
    Vulpera
    4

Frequently Asked Questions

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this San'layn Blood Death Knight Mythic+ guide created?

The guide is created by collecting live data from the 50 top-rated San'layn Blood Death Knights in Mythic+, using the Battle.net API . Their builds are then analyzed to identify the most used stats, talents, gear, and enhancements for Season 2.

How often is the information updated?

The data is refreshed every 8 hours.

Why is this called a guide?

It’s called a guide because it helps players make informed build decisions by showing what top players are using. While it doesn’t teach gameplay step by step, it serves as a reference for optimizing your setup.

Is this guide good for beginners?

Yes. It shows what top players are using, which can be useful for understanding current trends. However, it’s not a how-to guide.

Why is my character not listed in the top section?

Your character might not appear due to inactivity, not meeting the current rating threshold (which increases as the season progresses), frequent spec changes, or gear that doesn’t align with the PvE format.